chemotherapy B2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/ See IPA manual Freq #17243 Meanings 1 noun The treatment of cancer using strong chemicals or drugs. She lost her hair during chemotherapy but is now fully recovered. 2 noun The use of chemical drugs to treat or control a disease. Doctors used chemotherapy to fight the infection. Thesaurus Word family Forms chemotherapies Derived forms biochemotherapychemotherapeuticchronochemotherapyelectrochemotherapyimmunochemotherapymonochemotherapynonchemotherapyphotochemotherapypolychemotherapypostchemotherapyprechemotherapyradiochemotherapy Etymology AI details From chemo- + therapy. *ǵʰew- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # chemotherapy **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌkiːməʊˈθɛɹəpi/ **Frequency rank:** 17243 ## Meanings 1. The treatment of cancer using strong chemicals or drugs. 2. The use of chemical drugs to treat or control a disease. ## Examples - She lost her hair during chemotherapy but is now fully recovered. - Doctors used chemotherapy to fight the infection. ## Derived Forms - biochemotherapy - chemotherapeutic - chronochemotherapy - electrochemotherapy - immunochemotherapy - monochemotherapy - nonchemotherapy - photochemotherapy - polychemotherapy - postchemotherapy - prechemotherapy - radiochemotherapy ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ǵʰew- ## Etymology From chemo- + therapy. ## AI Etymology chemotherapy is a noun. It is from chemo- + therapy. Historical forms in the chain include *ǵʰew- (Proto-Indo-European). Current senses include the treatment of cancer using strong chemicals or drugs and the use of chemical drugs to treat or control a disease. Derived forms include biochemotherapy, chemotherapeutic, chronochemotherapy, electrochemotherapy, and immunochemotherapy. ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown